Gasolene-sediment trap.



0.0. ADMA GASOLENE SEDIMENT TRAP.

`MPLICAHON FILE!) MARA 26, 1915,

Putuuted Jun. 4; 1916.

A w W u m CLAUDED. AFAIK, 0F SHELLROCK, IOWA.

GASOLENEi- SEDIMENT TRAP.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented Jain-4, 1916.

Application iled March 26, 1915. lSerial No. 17,280.

To all'ulzom it ma?) concern: i

. Be it known that I, CLAUDE D. .ADAIR, a

citizenv of the United States, -residing -at Shellrock, in the county of Butler and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gasolene-Sediment Traps; and I do hereby declare the following to be-a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in thev art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The inventione'relates to a gasolene sediment trap for gasolene engines. l

The Vobject of the present invention is to improve the construction of gasolene strainers and to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive gasolene sediment trap designed tobe arranged in the 'gasolene pipe linel betweenthe tank and the carbureter or mixer Aand adapted t0 trap water and dirt and thereby eliminate engine trouble caused by the presence of such foreign matter in the gas'olene.

A further object ofthe invention is to pro14 vide a gasolene strainer adapted-Wto permit the trap water and sediment to be readily drawn ofi' and capablealso of enabling the trap tobe readily detached for cleaning the constructed in accordance with this invenf i' illustrated a practical embodiment of the ini same without disturbing the pipe line.

,With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction. and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and poitedout in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various' changes in the form, proportion land minor detailsfof construction maybe resorted to withoutl departing from the spirit .or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. j

' In the drawing Figure 1 isa longitudinal sectional view of a gasolene sediment trap tion, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2- 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 -is a hori zontal sectional \view\substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.-

Like numerals of reference designate ,corresponding partsin the several figures of the drawing. i y

4I [n the 'accompanying drawing in which -is vention, 1 designates a receptacle constitut-l ing the body portion of the trap and having an open top 2 which is interiorly threaded for the reception of a threaded circular portionV 3 of a cap section 4. The cap section which is reduced at the threaded portion to `form a shoulder 5 for engaging the upper edge of the receptacle 1 is provided at oppo site sides with tubular extensions 6 and 7 having longitudinal passages 8 and 9 and adapted to be' connectedwith the gasolene tank and the carbureter or mixer of a. gasolene engine of an automobile or other motor` vehicle, or stationary engines. The tubular 4extensions 7 are exteriorly threaded at their terminals to enable the device to` be readily placed in l'the gasolene pipek line.` and the passages 8' and 9 extend'inwardly and terminate at the interior of the cap section. The cap section is provided at the inner end of the passage 9` with a circular recess 10 forming a shoulder or seat 11 at the top thereof .for a strainer 12 which isretained in place by a threaded locking ring 13 which. engages the screw threads 14 of the socket 10. The gasolene passing through the 4pipe line enters the receptacle 1 by the passage 8 and it passes upwardly through the passage to the carbureter 0r mixer. The strainer l2 which is constructed of fine wire or other 'suitable material'is adapted to cause the dirt or sediment to .drop back into the receptacle 1 so that the strainer is left clean and the receptacle in which .the water contained in the gasolenecollects is provided at the bottom with a drain cock 15 to enablethe-water to be readily drained off with the sedimentwhen desired. The tubularextensions 6 and 7 are equipped with out oi valves 16 and 17 which are adapted to be closed when the sediment trap is cleaned. The drain cock 15 is 'provided with a threaded shank portion 18r which Iis screwed into "a threaded open"- ing of an enlarged polygonal wrench receiving .portion 19 adapted to'perinit' the receptacle to be readily unscrewed when it is dey alv trap receptacle, a Cep section fitted on the said receptacle and provided with inlet and outlet passages communicating et their inner ends with the said receptacle, said cap sec-- tion being provided at the inner end of the with a recess forming a outlet passage K and having screw threads,

shoulder or seat ar strainer arranged in the recess `agsinst the shoulder or seat and a threaded locking ring engaging the threads of the recess and re- 10 taining the strainer in position.`

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses:

CARL MANsF t JIM COBER'N.

witnesses.

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